Folsom Lake
Folsom Lake is a reservoir on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, United States. Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, which encompasses the lake, is one of the most visited parks in the California park system.
Photo: JazzD, Public domain.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir on the American River in California, United States
- Also known as: “Folsom Reservoir”, “Folsomi paisjärv”, “Folsomi veehoidla”, and “jezero Folsom”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Folsom Dam and Folsom State Prison.
Folsom State Prison
Prison
Photo: Vidor, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folsom and El Dorado Hills.
Folsom Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sacramento County, Sacramento Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.7074° or 38° 42′ 27″ north
Longitude
-121.15606° or 121° 9′ 22″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Open location code
84CWPR4V+XH
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Vietnamese—“Folsom Lake” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Folsomi järv”
- French: “lac Folsom”
- French: “Lac Folsom”
- Hebrew: “אגם פולסום”
- Italian: “Lago Folsom”
- Japanese: “フォルサム湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Folsom Lake”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Folsom”
- Slovenian: “Folsom Lake”
- Vietnamese: “hồ Folsom”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Represa and El Dorado Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Folsom Dam and Mount Stoneman 1-016 Dam.
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